Foster Families for Adults : : A Community Alternative in Long-Term Care / / Evelyn S. Newman, Susan R. Sherman.
Looks at the role of living arrangements for elderly persons by focusing on foster family care for both the frail elderly and those with psychiatric or developmental disabilities.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1988] ©1988 |
Year of Publication: | 1988 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Columbia Studies of Social Gerontology and Aging
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. History and Philosophy of Foster Family Care
- 2. Studying the Family Care Populations
- 3. Family Life in Adult Foster Care
- 4. Community Integration of Residents of Foster Family Care
- 5. The Actors in Foster Family Care
- 6. Conclusions And Recommendations
- Appendix 1. Sample Care Provider Interview
- Appendix 2. Sampling Frames and Response Rates
- Appendix 3. Factor Analysis of Familism Items
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index